You Turn Me One
(featuring Patti LaBelle) Lyrics

Turn down the lights,
Dim the lights and set the mood for intimacy

Turn down the bed
Get the bed ready for two people to lie down and get cozy

Turn down these voices inside my head
Quiet the negative self-talk and anxiety that is preventing me from being fully present

Lay down with me,
Join me in bed and share the physical and emotional experience

Tell me no lies
Be honest with me and don't pretend to feel something you don't

Just hold me close, don't patronize
Embrace me genuinely and don't treat me condescendingly as a way to pacify me

Don't patronize me
Don't act in a way that feels insincere or belittling

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
I cannot force you to have deeper feelings for me if they are not already there

You can't make your heart feel something it won't
You cannot choose to love someone if the spark is not present

Here in the dark, in these final hours
In this intimate and vulnerable moment, I am revealing my deepest feelings

I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
I will expose my true emotions and fully surrender myself, feeling empowered in my vulnerability

But you won't, no you won't
You will not reciprocate these feelings

'Cause I can't make you love me,
Since I cannot control your heart and feelings

If you don't
If you simply do not feel romantic love for me

I'll close my eyes,
I will avoid seeing the reality of the situation

Then I won't see
If I am blinded and avoidant, I won't have to confront the lack of reciprocated feelings

The love you don't feel when you're holding me
I can't ignore the absence of affection and the empty feeling when we are physically close

Morning will come and I'll do what's right
With a clear head in the light of day, I will take the proper actions

Just give me till then to give up this fight
Allow me time to come to terms with the reality and let go of any hope or resistance

And I will give up this fight
I will surrender to the truth and accept the unrequited love